Mountain Madness
Episode Notes

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Ten terrifying stories from Japan’s many mountains that will make you question whether you really want to be out there or not, and what really lurks just outside of human civilisation…

BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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What's haunting Japanese schools?

What's haunting Japanese schools?

Episode Notes This week's episode is a school hauntings special! Find out about the creepy ghosts, games and places that are terrifying Japanese schoolkids today. BGM thanks to Myuuji Intro & Outro BG...

9 Helmi 201828min

Sugisawa and other cursed villages

Sugisawa and other cursed villages

Episode Notes This week's episode is a cursed village special! Find out what really happened in Sugisawa, perhaps the most famous cursed village of all. A young man relays the tale of a local legend c...

2 Helmi 201834min

Cursed video tapes & the horrors they hide!

Cursed video tapes & the horrors they hide!

Episode Notes This week's episode is a cursed video tape special! A young man wants to find out what really happens to his body when he undergoes sleep paralysis, so he sets up a camera to film himsel...

26 Tammi 201835min

The inaka spectacular & countryside creepies

The inaka spectacular & countryside creepies

Episode Notes This week's episode focuses on the 'inaka,' the countryside of Japan. A young boy playing in the mountains with his cousins stumbles across a strange abandoned building. What history doe...

19 Tammi 201832min

Kokkuri-san, kakurenbo and other creepy childhood games

Kokkuri-san, kakurenbo and other creepy childhood games

Episode Notes This week's episode focuses on creepy Japanese childhood games. Kaidan, the practice of telling scary stories, one by one, until 'something' appears at the end. Kokkuri-san, the Japanese...

12 Tammi 201833min

Kunekune, exorcists and creepy little ghost boys

Kunekune, exorcists and creepy little ghost boys

Episode Notes This week's episode features three tales of supernatural delight. The first is Kunekune, a creepy urban legend that haunts the empty rice fields of Japan. What would you do if you saw a ...

5 Tammi 201833min

New Year's ghosts and goblins

New Year's ghosts and goblins

Episode Notes A New Year's special! Find out how Japanese people bring in the New Year and the ghosts and goblins that plague them as they do. Scary superstitions, sake-drinking yokai, haunted shrines...

29 Joulu 201728min

If you're going to kill yourself, why don't you sleep with me first?

If you're going to kill yourself, why don't you sleep with me first?

Episode Notes A special double-length episode for the holiday season! A woman is about to jump from the roof of her building when a man approaches. He's rude, and says things no-one in their right min...

22 Joulu 20171h 10min